UMAMI MUSIC American singer-songwriter Glen Phillips has never shied away from the heart of the matter – be it in life or song. So when he recorded his first new album of solo material in […]
The Palais Theatre in Melbourne has hosted many events from The Rolling Stones in the sixties to Buddy Guy in 2012, and like this old lady which is getting a wonderful makeover, Joe Bonamassa has […]
Stax Records Soul I’m not a great fan of many ‘F’ words save for the ubiquitous, essential four-letter variant, but this sixty-four track, six-disc release is simply stunning, fantastic, fabulous fun, fun, fun. Loaded with […]
DENIZ TEK MEAN OLD TWISTER Citadel Records Alt.rock Mixed in Sydney by his old compadre, Radio Birdman frontman Rob Younger, and Wayne Connolly, singer, songwriter and guitarist Deniz Tek unashamedly continues to mine the power […]
Fiona Boyes Professin’ The Blues Blues Reference Recordings Sixteen tracks in a new release from Bay area label Reference, show-casing the evidently earthy, considerable talents of Ozzie picker Boyes, Professin’ The Blues is an outstanding […]
SNEZ HOUSE ON FOUR WHEELS Regal Records/MGM/Green Distribution Singer-songwriter folk Like all the best songwriters, the Blue Mountains-based Snez is a sharp observer of the seemingly simple yet subtly unique characters that pass through all […]
STEVE RIVERA DIVIDING THE DARKNESS Independent/Little Hartley Music Contemporary instrumental/classical There’s a lilting elegiac feeling of melancholy but also a subtle meditative quality that underpins this beautiful collection of instrumental pieces by southern Californian pianist […]
Sarawak Cultural Village, Malaysian Borneo Many elements make the Rainforest World Music Festival unique. The ‘living museum’ setting, a 35-minute drive from the state’s capital Kuching, is a sprawling green and serene world of its […]
ZIGGY MARLEY ZIGGY MARLEY Tuff Gong Worldwide/Source Music Reggae and beyond Sixteen albums into a career that began when he was ten years old accompanying his legendary father in the studio, Ziggy Marley knows exactly […]
GAYE ADEGBALOLA & THE WILD RUTZ Is It Still Good To Ya? Hot Toddy Music/Gaye Adegbalola.com Acoustic blues Blues music can often be labelled as music with ‘attitude’; indeed attitude is generally at the very […]
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